Marubini Ramatsekisa was the grant manager when he was implicated in a scheme that saw the agency lose at least R4 million through a dubious funding arrangement.
The SIU said some law firms had admitted guilt and they ve managed to recoup over R300 million of the defrauded funds which were paid out on behalf of thousands of road accident victims.
It’s alleged Lerato Makenete and Landela Madubane colluded with three service providers to inflate the prices of disposable breathalyser straws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Andy Mothibi, told Parliament that state departments and entities were often reluctant to pay the SIU on time, or at all, when they were under investigation.
SIU chief investigator Leonard Lekgetho told members of Parliament that the Official or Special Official Funerals where they found excessive pricing were those of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and former Minister Zola Skweyiya.